Re: [tor-talk] torchat for chat room?

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Just my personal 2c.   I've installed Chatzilla into the Tor Bundle.  It 
was easy and since it pulls the proxy information from Firefox, I did 
not have to configure anything.  And from What I can tell it does not 
leak personal information.


On 11/16/2012 07:30 AM, george torwell wrote:
> "the difference between being a newbie and being on the cutting edge
> is only that a newbie accepts not knowing as proof of not being able to
> know." -someone, sometime ago.
>
> i really want to encourage you to experiment, feel free to mail me if you
> think i can help with anything.
> also, if the privacy and anonymity needs are not purely academic,
> experiment a lot before committing to a setup.
>
> good luck!
>
> On 16 November 2012 05:46, Jerzy Åogiewa <jerzyma@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hi George,
> >
> > Yes I think much about IRC, but I am looking for some solution that is
> > easier on the setup for newbie user. :-) torchat is very simple but I wish
> > it support multiple people. I will also use cryptocat but I wanted a secure
> > download app.
> >
> > --
> > Jerzy Åogiewa -- jerzyma@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > On Nov 16, 2012, at 1:51 AM, george torwell wrote:
> >
> > > hi, how about an IRC server running as a hidden service?
> > > you could even use ssl with it (but since the key has to be blindly
> > trusted
> > > by others,
> > > that doesn't add much over the encryption and prevention of MITM attacks
> > > that Tor will already provide you with.)
> > > people on the server who seek a private chat could use OTR on top of
> > that.
> > > and you get to use code that has been probably reviewed more than
> > cryptoCat.
> > > though that will probably change at some point.
> > > (that is not to be disrespectful of cryptoCat or anyone behind it!)
> > >
> > > plus you get the ability to handout users, have them use authentication,
> > > and ban whoever disrupts or infiltrates your server.
> > > i haven't seen these features with cryptoCat. (i may be wrong)
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